as in apology
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Recent Examples of mea culpa
On Tuesday, Holt emailed his mea culpa to Outside and nine other outlets.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
Whoopi Goldberg is offering a mea culpa for her friend Janet Jackson after the pop icon stirred controversy with her recent remarks on Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Shannon Sharpe has issued a mea culpa after the three-time Super Bowl champion mistakenly broadcast an intimate moment to his 3M Instagram followers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
In many ways, most of the updates in Black Ops 6 feel like a series of mea culpas to regular players who have seen many of their favorite features get lost in the perpetual sequelization of the franchise.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
Whoopi Goldberg is offering a mea culpa for her friend Janet Jackson after the pop icon stirred controversy with her recent remarks on Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Shannon Sharpe has issued a mea culpa after the three-time Super Bowl champion mistakenly broadcast an intimate moment to his 3M Instagram followers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
In many ways, most of the updates in Black Ops 6 feel like a series of mea culpas to regular players who have seen many of their favorite features get lost in the perpetual sequelization of the franchise.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
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That's because something remarkable happened: Two former employees of Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett — Lauren Roberts from his campaign, and Caroline Ellert from his administration — were in the room as Hogsett presented his administration's 2025 budget proposal and delivered an in-person apology.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
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Both a heartfelt apology and a romantic dinner tied in second place at 31%.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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Those little eyebrows pinched in sorrow or remorse?Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Because, Linford says, while sorrow is real, the final word is joy.Jason DeRose, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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For the better part of two centuries, the Easy Chair—the oldest column in American journalism—has as often as not been a source of grief for its occupants.Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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This symptom of anxiety has brought me a lot of grief.Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The law applies specifically if there is intent to cause serious emotional distress to the person that is depicted in the image.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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American’s logo was an upside-down American flag—both an SOS signal of distress and a statement of opposition, depending on who’s using it.Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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